Calvert County — Financial Data

93,791 Population FY 2023

Taxes this government levies

Levies we can source to Calvert County as the levying government, quoted from the official sources linked on each row. Overlapping governments (state, county, regional authorities) levy their own taxes on the same residents — the calculator links below combine the full stack.

County local income tax — 3.2% Paid by resident households
Source: Maryland Department of Legislative Services 2026 county local tax rates
Property tax — Pdf only
Calvert County is the levy authority (pdf only). Source: Maryland Department of Legislative Services 2026 county and municipal property tax rates

See what the full stack costs a household: compare taxes

Other governments taxing residents here

The taxes above are only part of a resident's bill. These overlapping governments levy their own taxes on the same households — each name links to that government's page.

Maryland — State income tax graduated schedule, top rate 6.5% · Sales tax base 6.0%

What households actually pay

Beta: source-backed tax context only. This is not a personalized tax-burden estimate.

The two sections above list the tax rules for Calvert County. Here we track the source-backed dollar amounts households here actually pay — typical property-tax bills, fees, and similar figures — filling this in as we load them for each place.

Component	Summary	Effective	Coverage	Sources
MD property tax policy (state and local components)	Maryland property tax includes a state rate and local county/municipal rates set by local jurisdictions.	Current SDAT guidance (as accessed April 18, 2026).	Needs review	Maryland tax rates (SDAT)
MD vehicle-owner fees	Official MVA source is captured, but registration tiers, EMS surcharge, ZEV/PHEV surcharges, title certificates, and titling tax depend on vehicle and transaction facts; not included in residence-only estimates.	Current MVA fees page captured June 29, 2026.	Deferred	MD MVA fees
MD transfer, recordation, and recording fees	Maryland recording-fee sources are identified, but transfer and recordation liability is transaction- and county-specific; county transfer-rate rows remain a source lane to inventory.	Current Maryland courts recording-fee page captured June 29, 2026.	Deferred	Maryland courts recording fees
ACS owner-occupied median property tax Best current homeowner-bill proxy for this Census geography; reported bills can include state, county, municipal, and applicable local real-estate tax layers.	$3,858 ACS median real-estate taxes paid by owner-occupied housing units.	ACS2023	Source observation available	Calvert County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023
Property-tax revenue per resident Government revenue context only; use this to benchmark a single government's revenue, not to estimate taxes owed.	$2,321 source-backed property-tax revenue per resident for this government; not a household tax bill.	FY2025	Source observation available	Calvert County Maryland FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Property-tax revenue per occupied household Government revenue context only; this excludes other applicable property-tax layers unless those governments' rows are separately loaded.	$6,502 source-backed property-tax revenue per occupied household for this government; not a typical homeowner tax bill.	FY2025	Source observation available	Calvert County Maryland FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
State real property tax Metro-DC source coverage tracker.	FY2025 State of Maryland property-tax revenue for Calvert County is still missing; aggregate Maryland property-tax burden remains partial.	FY2025 expected	Missing source	Source pending

Community Profile

Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates

4.0% Poverty Rate 2023

35.3% Bachelor's+ Rate 2023

2.9% Unemployment Rate 2023

87.2% Homeownership Rate 2023

Median Household Income

$132,059 (2023)

2010 2023

Per Capita Income

$56,411 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Home Value

$440,200 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,701 (2023)

2010 2023

Median Age

40.5 (2023)

2010 2023

Gini Index

0 = perfect equality · 1 = perfect inequality

0.4 (2023)

2010 2023

Financial Documents (14)

Year	Title	Type
2025	Calvert County Maryland FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report	ACFR_PROPERTY_TAX_REVENUE
2023	Calvert County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2023	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2022	Calvert County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2022	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2021	Calvert County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2021	US_CENSUS_ACS5
2019	Calvert County Census ACS 5-Year Estimates 2019	US_CENSUS_ACS5

Governance & Structure

Governance Structure

Structure: Not specified
Fiscal Autonomy: Not specified
ICMA Recognition: —
Notes: None

School Details

Not applicable for this entity type.

Geographic Relationships

This entity is within

Wholly within: Maryland

Within this entity

Wholly contains: Broomes Island
Wholly contains: Calvert Beach
Wholly contains: Chesapeake Ranch Estates
Wholly contains: Drum Point
Wholly contains: Dunkirk
Wholly contains: Huntingtown
Wholly contains: Long Beach
Wholly contains: Lusby
Wholly contains: Owings
Wholly contains: Prince Frederick
Wholly contains: Solomons
Wholly contains: St. Leonard
Wholly contains: Town of Chesapeake Beach (Calvert County)
Wholly contains: Town of North Beach (Calvert County)